Inside Strictly Come Dancing's AJ Odudu's stunning home after impressive renovation

Manori Ravindran International EditorIn a year when a festival darling like Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” was able to garner four Oscar nominations, including best picture, questions for the Berlin Film Festival jury — which includes Hamaguchi — centered on the role of film festivals in connecting both arthouse and mainstream audiences.Declaring that he “felt like a kid” at the Berlinale, where his jury will be watching 18 films in all, M. Night Shyamalan sat beaming next to Hamaguchi, who is fresh off his Oscar nomination for best director earlier this week.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe impact of COVID-19 was ingrained throughout the annual financial results of CJ ENM, the most diversified entertainment company in South Korea. Music gained ground, while film was lossmaking. Similarly, the group’s streaming business rapidly grew its top line, but its heavy investment costs kept the unit in the red.For the year to end of December 2021, CJ ENM recorded a 5% increase in sales, to KRW3.55 trillion ($2.97 billion), and a 9% increase in operating profit, at KRW297 billion ($248 million), it sais in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Emiliano De Pablos Media giant Mediaset has acquired Italian distribution rights to Spanish writer-director Benito Zambrano’s drama “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake,” produced and sold by Barcelona-based studio Filmax.News of the deal comes just before Filmax screens “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” to buyers at this year’s online European Film Market.Described as high-quality cinema for adults and predominantly female audiences, “Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake” adapts the novel of the same title by screenwriter and casting specialist Cristina Campos. It has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide.A member of  Spain’s generation of directors that broke out in the 1990s,  helping Spanish movies find far larger favor with audiences at home, Zambrano’s breakout debut, 1999’s “Alone,” won the Panorama Audience Award at Berlin.

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The 72nd Berlin Film Festival kicks off in physical form today with M. Night Shyamalan leading the main competition jury. Also notable among panelists is Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi whose Drive My Car this week became the first Japanese movie ever nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award. Hamaguchi was actually on a plane heading to Berlin when the nominations were announced, and only learned of the results upon landing.

It has been six years since Britain’s first female-only prison stopped housing inmates.Holloway Prison opened in 1852 but later became an all-female institution at the start of the 20th century.And the eerie jail gained notoriety after hosting five female executions - including the last woman to be hanged in Britain in 1955.Many suffragettes - including Emmeline Pankhurst - were also hauled to Holloway after defying the law in pursuit of their right to vote.Some went on hunger strike and were even force-fed - making the prison symbolic for women’s struggle for liberation.And it was Europe's largest female prison and could house 500 inmates before closing in 2016.

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Strictly Come Dancing professionals Neil Jones and his former wife Katya Jones look unrecognisable in a throwback Britain’s Got Talent audition video featuring the pair. The professional dancers auditioned for the talent show in a dance troupe named Kings and Queens back in 2014.The troupe also included Strictly new professional dancer Kai Widdrington.

STRICTLY'S AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington showed off gruesome injuries after being left ‘battered and bruised’ by rehearsals. The TV presenter, 33, took to her Instagram story to show the extent of her injuries after hours of training ahead of tomorrow night's Strictly live show.

Strictly Come Dancing, some of the professionals had their first taste of showbiz on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent.The likes of Neil Jones, Katya Jones and Kai Widdrington all formed part of Kings and Queens, who auditioned for the series in 2014.Kai had already experienced BGT fame two years prior after appearing on the show in 2012 at just 16-years-old with dance partner Natalia Jeved - making it all the way to the final, before they were beaten by winners Ashleigh and Pudsey.When he returned to the stage, he was with Neil and Katya, among others, who he now works with for the BBC One show.The dance group performed dressed for the occasion and certainly had the judges mouths wide open as they dominated the stage for their

STRICTLY'S Graziano Di Prima insists there's no romance behind the scenes of this year's series as the stars are just too busy. On Saturday night, viewers watched Kai Widdrington blush as celeb partner AJ Odudu's young nephew, and then host Claudia Winkleman, urged them to kiss amid weeks of speculation that romance is blooming.

THE STARS of Strictly Come Dancing are completely unrecognisable in an audition for Britain's Got Talent years before finding fame on BBC One. Neil and Katya Jones, as well as Strictly newcomer Kai Widdrington auditioned for the ITV series as members of Latin dance troupe Kings and Queens back in 2014.

Strictly Come Dancing's AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington were spotted hugging as they left the rehearsal studio on Wednesday amid "romance" rumours. The dance partners were seen leaving rehearsals in East London after a hard day of training for their appearance on Saturday's show, where they will perform a Charleston to Dont Bring Lulu by Dorothy Provine ft.

STRICTLY'S AJ Odudu and partner Kai Widdrington looked closer than ever as they left rehearsals in East London amid romance rumours. The pair have set tongues wagging in recent weeks with their sizzling on-screen chemistry on the BBC dance show.

Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington when she suffered an unexpected injury.

Strictly Come Dancing final, including Tom Fletcher as the winner.Four celebrities are tipped to make it to the final in December, including Strictly’s first all-male couple, Great British Bake Off star John Whaite and professional dancer Johannes Radebe.

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu has previously admitted to having trust issues after being cheated on by three ex-boyfriends in the past. But her professional partner Kai Widdrington, who shared a steamy near-kiss with AJ during a dance routine on the show, could be the one to change that, pals tell new!.

Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Odudu’s nephew advised his auntie to kiss her Strictly Come Dancing partner Kai Widdrington. As part of the show on Saturday 30 September, AJ visited her nieces and nephews who can all be seen looking adorable in their Halloween costumes.They all asked AJ questions about being on Strictly, when one of her nieces asks if she’s enjoying her time on the hit BBC dance competition.

AJ Odudu and her Strictly Come Dancing dance partner Kai Widdrington fuelled romance rumours again during Halloween Week.

Strictly Come Dancing began.But professional dancer Kai Widdrington chose to keep egging them on this Saturday night, as he promised to land a smooch on his celebrity partner AJ Odudu at the request of her nephew.The pair rocked up to Halloween week with AJ in a stunning Medusa costume, and blew the judges - and the audience - away with their Viennese Waltz.But it was when the dance was over and the pair taken up to receive their scores that things took a turn for the steamy.As they chatted to host Claudia Winkleman about their performance, Claudia said: "I would like to say, on behalf of your nephew - if you wanted to kiss, at any point - come on Kai! Kai! It's the right time!"Giggling, Kai agreed: "I know it is, I know.

HALLOWEEN is upon us once again, meaning only one thing: more spooktacular Strictly routines.  The ballroom show is famed for its Halloween Week, and BBC has confirmed excited fans should expect a spooky shake-up this year.  Show bosses said: “There are sure to be tricks, treats, and some terrific moves. Get yourself ready for one spooky Saturday”.  And the network took to Twitter with this earlier in the week: “Mwahahaha! We’ve got some frightfully good routines in store for our Halloween special”.  AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington danced a fantastic waltz and set pulses racing after her nephew told them to kiss.